Activities at Washington Grange Care Home
Our group and individual activities are designed to mentally and physically stimulate those we care for. We try to organise a mix of activities and events that reflect the interests and capabilities of residents for anyone and everyone to participate in. Our evenings of afternoon entertainment is enjoyed by residents and their families, who are all encouraged to sing along and dance. We try to involve our local community; members of the clergy often visit to hold lovely afternoon church services for residents. It is essential that our team are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for those we support through person-centred activities, and that everyone has a fun and active time here at Washington Grange.
Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Washington Grange Care Home
VE Day celebrations!
Here at Washington Grange we celebrated the 80th anniversary of VE Day by watching the service and joining in the celebrations.
Later that day, we had the blue-light choir sing for our residents to finish off the celebrations. We decorated our homes and residents joined in with accessories too.
Care Assistant celebrates 15-years of service
A Care Assistant has received a prestigious long service award in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare 15 years. Sharon Flather, now Care Assistant, started at Barchester in May 2010 and has worked with residents and their relatives to ensure that their needs have been met over the years.
Paula Joicey, General Manager, said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating fifteen years of loyal service to Sharon Flather. She has demonstrated her dedication and loyalty to this home and its residents year after year. I speak for all of us here at Washington Grange when I say that I’m looking forward to many more years of working with Sharon Flather”
Dementia Disco
As part of our Dementia Action Week activities, we held a ‘Dementia disco’ and the home was a sea of neon colours and vibrant music. Residents joined in the party wearing their favourite colourful outfits, with colleagues participating too with the theme.
It was a fun-filled activity and everyone enjoyed it!
Enjoying the great outdoors
Taking advantage of the Spring sunshine we enjoyed a morning in the garden, playing dominoes whilst reminiscing over refreshing ice-lollies of our favourite ice-creams when we were younger.
It was a lovely way to spend time enjoying the great outdoors and each other’s company. We are looking forward to the Summer days ahead.
Mother's Day
Here at Washington Grange we celebrated Mother's Day in style by having a fulfilling day, starting with a singer in our downstairs lounge, then followed by an afternoon tea with all their loved ones.
All the ladies and mams had a fantastic day celebrating on Mother’s Day surrounded by their friends and the ones they love. They all received a lovely gift and enjoyed being treated specially.
Double birthday celebrations at Washington Grange
This month here at Washington Grange, two of our lovely gentlemen, Ron and Albert, celebrated their birthdays the same day.
They enjoyed their special day with homemade cakes made by our lovely cook Lisa, who they shared with their family and friends. Ron was his 85th birthday and Albert was his 80th. They got spoilt by all their families and made to feel so special on their special occasion.
Upcoming events
Calling all Emergency Services - take a break on us!
Calling all emergency services personnel, come and take a break on us! enjoy a refreshing drink and slice of cake with us.
Volunteers - Could you make a difference?
Do you have any spare time? Would you like to Volunteer and make a difference? For more information please contact us.
Coffee Morning - Last Thursday of the month
Join us at our monthly coffee morning and make new friends over a coffee and slice of homemade cake - all welcome.
Are you looking for a place to host a meeting?
Are you looking for a place to host a meeting? Come and see what we have to offer.
